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Geological mapping of biological habitats on Georges Bank and Stellwaen Bank, Gulf of Maine region Geological mapping of biological habitats on Georges Bank and Stellwaen Bank, Gulf of Maine region
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Page C. Valentine, Eric A. Schmuck
Rift flank segmentation, basin initiation and propagation: a neotectonic example from Lake Baikal Rift flank segmentation, basin initiation and propagation: a neotectonic example from Lake Baikal
New surficial data (field, Landsat TM and topography) define morpho-tectonic domains and rift flank segmentation in the Ol'khon region of the Central Baikal rift. Deformation, drainage and depositional patterns indicate a change in the locus of active extension that may relate to a recent (
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Susan M. Agar, Kim D. Klitgord
Nonperiodic eddy pulsations Nonperiodic eddy pulsations
Recirculating flow in lateral separation eddies is typically weaker than main stem flow and provides an effective environment for trapping sediment. Observations of recirculating flow and sedimentary structures demonstrate that eddies pulsate in size and in flow velocity even when main stem flow is steady. Time series measurements of flow velocity and location of the reattachment point...
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David M. Rubin, Richard R. McDonald
Silver and other tracers of sewage particles in coastal and deep sea sediments off the east coast, USA Silver and other tracers of sewage particles in coastal and deep sea sediments off the east coast, USA
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Michael H. Bothner, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, G.E. Ravizza
Antarctica, the dynamic heart of it all / Antarctica, the dynamic heart of it all /
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Alan K. Cooper, John Charles Behrendt
High-energy storms shape Puerto Rico High-energy storms shape Puerto Rico
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William C. Schwab
USGS coastal studies in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico USGS coastal studies in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
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Guy R. Gelfenbaum
Effects of major storms on Pacific Islands Effects of major storms on Pacific Islands
Tropical storms of various kinds are as much a depositional event as an erosional event. Much attention is given to the destructive aspects of major storms because of the loss of life and property, but little is known about their beneficial effects to coastal accretion. While we can usually measure and map the instantaneous effects of a tropical storm, we can only speculate about the...
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Bruce Richmond
Bottom stress estimates and sand transport on northern California inner continental shelf Bottom stress estimates and sand transport on northern California inner continental shelf
Measurements of velocities and light transmission in the bottom boundary layer on the continental shelf off northern California demonstrate the importance of storms in the transport of sediment along the coast and offshore in this region. Time-series estimates of bottom stress obtained from a combined wave-current bottom boundary layer model in which wave and current measurements from...
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David A. Cacchione, David E. Drake, Joanne T. Ferreira, George B. Tate
Large-scale deformation related to the collision of the Aleutian Arc with Kamchatka Large-scale deformation related to the collision of the Aleutian Arc with Kamchatka
The far western Aleutian Island Arc is actively colliding with Kamchatka. Westward motion of the Aleutian Arc is brought about by the tangential relative motion of the Pacific plate transferred to major, right-lateral shear zones north and south of the arc. Early geologic mapping of Cape Kamchatka (a promontory of Kamchatka along strike with the Aleutian Arc) revealed many similarities...
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Eric L. Geist, David W. Scholl
Publications of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology for Calendar Year 1993 Publications of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology for Calendar Year 1993
This U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report [extract] contains a listing of publications authored or co-authored by members of the Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology and published in calendar year 1993. The Branch conducts a broad geologic and geophysical research and mapping program, primarily along the U.S. Atlantic Margin, in the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and...
Authors
Margaret C. Mons-Wengler, Robert N. Oldale
Seismic images of a tectonic subdivision of the Greenville Orogen beneath lakes Ontario and Erie Seismic images of a tectonic subdivision of the Greenville Orogen beneath lakes Ontario and Erie
New seismic data from marine air-gun and Vibroseis profiles in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie provide images of subhorizontal Phanerozoic sediments underlain by a remarkable series of easterly dipping reflections that extends from the crystalline basement to the lower crust. These reflections are interpreted as structural features of crustal-scale subdivisions within the Grenville Orogen...
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D. A. Forsyth, Bernd Milkereit, A. Davidson, S. Hanmer, Deborah R. Hutchinson, W. J. Hinze, R.F. Mereu